phong toả

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 封鎖, composed of 封 (“to wrap, to package, to seal”) and 鎖 (“to lock; to lock up; to block”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ twaː˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ twaː˧˨] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ twaː˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˦]

    Verb

    phong toả

    1. to blockade; to lock down; to block off
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